[Video] Writing the 2017-2018 Common Application: Prompts 5, 6, and 7

The Common Application Essay has been updated for 2017-2018. This means that some of the prompts have changed from previous years. This video looks at prompts 5-7 and gives some suggestions for brainstorming and responding to these individual prompts.

Who will find this information useful?

Students applying to US colleges with the Common Application

This video will provide you with:

• Information about this year’s Common Application Prompts
• A comparison of the 2017-2018 prompts and those in the past
• A reading of prompts #5-7
• Key questions and example response topics
• Brainstorming and content focus

Video Outline:

1.Introduction of prompts
2.Analysis of what should be included
3.Prompt response brainstorming exercises
4 Imagining a question for the “open prompt” #7
For more information about the 2017-2018 essay, visit the Common Application’s website. And feel free to read up on how to respond to these essays on our Resources page.
The Common Application Essay has been updated for 2017-2018. This means that some of the prompts have changed from previous years. This video looks at prompts 5-7 and gives some suggestions for brainstorming and responding to these individual prompts.